Palanga

Palanga In Your Pocket

Lithuania’s favourite bucket-and-spade, kiss-me-quick destination, the country’s candyfloss capital of Palanga has over the years been of major strategic importance, no importance whatsoever, part of Latvia, and up until the middle of the 19th century and subsequent invention of the seaside holiday a small fishing village. First mentioned in 1161, contemporary Palanga functions as a year-round health resort but is celebrated more for what happens there during the short summer period between June and September when the population explodes and the party never ends. Famed for its glorious sandy beaches, Palanga also offers one or two intriguing cultural diversions for those looking for something a little more highbrow than gulping down pints of lager and cavorting after teenage girls in miniskirts.

OUR Palanga HIGHLIGHTS

Vanagupė

Palanga - Accommodation - Upmarket
A conference centre and luxury hotel nestled in a location just far enough out of town to be quiet and peaceful, but not so far as to be inconvenient. More thoughful touches than we have room to writ
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Šachmatinė

Palanga - Accommodation - Mid-range
The lovely lady at the front desk happily admitted that this is a difficult place to sleep. It is, after all, right on top of a nightclub and a bustling pizza restaurant. But if nightlife is your thi
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Anaičiai Ethnographic Cemetery

Palanga - Sightseeing - Places of interest
Overlooked entirely, even by the local tourist information people, this extraordinary collection of 19th- and early 20th-century graves in the tiny hamlet of Anaičiai is truly rema
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Amber Museum

Palanga - Sightseeing - Museums
Situated inside the fabulous the 19th-century neo-Classical former mansion of Count Tiškevičius (Pol. Tyszkiewicz), this exemplary museum holds some 25,000 pieces of amber of
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DeCuba

Palanga - Dining & Nightlife - Lithuanian
Let’s be honest, this is neither a Cuban restaurant nor for that matter is it an international restaurant with Cuban food on the menu. What it actually is is a huge outdoor theme park of a rest
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Sculpture Garden

Palanga - Sightseeing - Parks & Gardens
Close to where Vytauto meets J. Simpsono, the often sadly overlooked little park packed with 28 contemporary statues representing several different styles from some of the top names in Lithuanian scu
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